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And Yeshua came to Nazareth, where he had been
brought up,and went into the synagogue on Shabbat, as was his
custom. (Luke 4:16-17)

Long
before Yeshua was born until today, Jewish people have and continue to gather
in synagogues and hear the words of their Scriptures read by members who are
chosen to do the readings at each service. The portions to be read
are determined by schedule in which the entire Torah (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers & Deuteronomy) is read in
either a one year or three year cycle. Over the years there have been a number
of differing versions of scheduled readings, as there continue to be today
among Jewish groups. For the Torah readings for this Shabbat go to -- http://www.biblicalheritage.org/torah-reading-schedule-of-yeshua.html

“And as Yeshua's custom was,he went into the synagogue on the Shabbat,
and stood up to read.” (Luke 4:16) Shabbat
begins at sundown on Friday and ends at sundown on Saturday. If you had been
traveling with Yeshua, every Shabbat you would have gone to a synagogue and
listened to selected people read portions of the Torah (Genesis through
Deuteronomy), followed by the Haftarah.
After the readings, discussions and prayers would have followed. When
the Apostles met to discuss the requirements for Gentiles to become members of
the Yeshua Movement, they agreed on minimal requirements because the new
members would be going to synagogues every Shabbat: For Moses has had throughout many generations those
who preach him in every city,being read in the synagogues every Shabbat. (Acts 15:21) Click
here for this week’s Torah Readings.

Today,
we are awash in a sea of theologies, mythologies, belief systems, allegations,
accusations, traditions and endless personal opinions about Jesus: what he is/was, who he thought he was, his mission, who his followers
believed he was, why he is relevant or irrelevant to life today, etc.

At
the extreme edges of the conflicts produced by those questions are
groups with beliefs like these:

(1) People who are absolutely sure that
Jesus is the one and only God, the Creator of the universe and the words of
their Bibles are the inerrant and infallible truths.

(2) People who are absolutely sure the Jesus
never existed and the words of the Bible are pure fiction.

Three
Persian kings played a major role in making the Second Temple a reality, yet
many people aren’t even aware of what they did. Take a moment to read the four
short decrees that made the Second Temple a reality -- http://www.biblicalheritage.org/persian-decrees.html

Learn
more about your Biblical Heritages and bring transparency to your Belief
System!